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Aarhus University position
Position at Aarhus University
Professor of China Studies in a Global Perspective 
The School of Culture and Society, Department of Global Studies, at Aarhus University invites applications for a permanent position as a full professor of China studies in a global perspective with a focus on modern or contemporary China. The position is available to start as soon as possible after 1 January 2020.
Position 
The professorship is being offered with a view to attracting talented applicants with an extensive and documented track record in innovative and internationally recognised research in the area of China studies, combined with specialist expertise in the humanities or social sciences as well as fluency in Chinese. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to core activities at the School of Culture and Society and Aarhus University in general, and to strengthen the research activities and output of the Department of Global Studies in particular.
Apart from research, the successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the following areas: education, talent development and knowledge exchange within modern or contemporary China studies at Aarhus University located within the field of global studies. The professor will be expected to undertake responsibility for and leadership of the academic evolution and profile of China studies at Aarhus University both nationally and internationally. Research 
The successful applicant will also be expected to provide academic leadership in the development of research programmes in the field of China studies, to develop new research projects with internal and external partners, to raise external research funding, and to take part in the daily activities of the department. Moreover, it will be expected that s/he has a strong engagement with interdisciplinary research cooperation within the Department of Global Studies and its global studies research programme, in the School of Culture and Society, at the Faculty of Arts and beyond.
Education 
The successful applicant will be required to teach and supervise in China studies at all levels of the department’s degree programmes (BA, MA and PhD), and will be expected to have extensive teaching experience at university level. Furthermore, s/he will be expected to take a leading role in the teaching and further development of multidisciplinary area studies programmes, especially in a recently launched global and area studies programme and in collaboration with representatives of other existing area study programmes.
Talent development and knowledge exchange 
The successful applicant will be expected to be able to identify the development potential of junior researchers, to contribute to mentoring, talent development and supervision of PhD students, and to design and teach PhD courses. Moreover, it will be expected that the successful applicant will engage in knowledge exchange as mentioned in the strategy for the Faculty of Arts, for instance in research cooperation with private companies, government consultancy, cooperation with civil society actors or the public dissemination of knowledge.
Qualifications Applicants must be able to document
• An original and relevant academic production at the highest international level
• Significant scholarly contributions to theoretical and thematic developments within the study of modern or contemporary China.
• A solid track record in research leadership as well as in international research funding and international research cooperation including service to the profession
• Fluency in Chinese
Draft version 5 May 2019
• Experience in teaching, supervision competences as well as an active involvement in the education and study environment
• Competences with regard to mentoring and a commitment to researcher talent development as well as the development and teaching of PhD courses
Applicants will be asked to present their vision for future developments in this field and in research on China in a global context.
Only submitted publications will be assessed; a list of publications is not sufficient. As a result, applications without submitted publications will not be assessed.
Non-Danish-speaking applicants should be aware that the acquisition of sufficient Danish to participate in the daily administrative and academic business of the department within two years of taking up the position is a condition for their employment. The application must be submitted in English. For further information about the position and the department, please contact Head of School Bjarke Paarup, tel. +45 8716 2158 (head.cas at au.dk).
For more information about the application, please contact HR Supporter Marianne Birn, e-mail mbb at au.dk.
Global studies at Aarhus University 
As an area studies programme, China studies at Aarhus University constitutes an integral part of the Department of Global Studies, which consists of language-based, regional study programmes, comprising China, Japan, India/South Asia, Russia, Brazil, and European and international studies. The department focuses on a broad spectrum of research into and the teaching of history, culture and society – all based on sources in the original/regional language. The approaches used have roots in the humanities as well as the social sciences, and aim to introduce creative teaching methods based firmly on research. For a more detailed description of the programme and department, please refer to this website: http://cas.au.dk/en/about-the-school/departments/global-studies/
The Department of Global Studies belongs to the School of Culture and Society, where the object of research and teaching is the interplay between culture and society in time and space: • From the traditional disciplines of the humanities and theology to applied social research • From antiquity to the issues facing contemporary societies • From familiar Danish cultural forms to other – and very different – life worlds and world views • From local questions to global challenges.
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by denton.2 at osu.edu on May 8, 2019
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